{"id":6,"age":null,"birthdate":null,"description":"Abraham Jebediah \"Abe\" Simpson II, commonly known as Grampa Simpson or simply Grampa, is a major recurring character in The Simpsons and a supporting character in The Simpsons Movie. He is the oldest patriarch of the Simpson family, husband of Rita LaFleur, ex-husband of the late Mona Simpson, father of Homer Simpson, Herbert Powell, and Abbey, father-in-law of Marge Simpson and paternal grandfather of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Jacqueline Bouvier.","first_appearance_ep_id":1,"first_appearance_sh_id":19,"gender":"Male","name":"Abe Simpson II","occupation":"Retired","phrases":["Ahh!","Im Santa? Oh, now Ill never die!","Hi, David, Im Grampa!","They pay me $800 a week to tell a cat and mouse what to do!"],"portrait_path":"/character/6.webp","status":"Alive","first_appearance_ep":{"id":1,"airdate":"1989-12-17","description":"\"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire\" (also known as \"The Simpsons Christmas Special\") is the first episode of Season 1 of The Simpsons, as well as the series premiere/pilot episode of the series. It is the show's only episode to be aired in the 1980s. (Minus the original shorts.)","episode_number":1,"image_path":"/episode/1.webp","name":"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire","season":1,"synopsis":"When Mr. Burns announces that none of the workers will be getting Christmas bonuses and Marge reveals that she spent the extra Christmas gift money on getting Bart's \"Mother\" tattoo removed, Homer keeps his lack of funds for the holidays a secret and gets a job as a mall Santa."},"first_appearance_sh":{"id":19,"airdate":"1988-01-10","description":"Grandpa and the Kids is the nineteenth Simpsons short and originally aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on January 10, 1988.","episode_number":19,"image_path":"/short/19.webp","name":"Grandpa and the Kids","season":2,"synopsis":"Grandpa tells the kids stories such as times when he was their age. They eventually stop paying attention to him and he tries to regain their attention by faking his death."}}